Acting
Yul Brynner
Born Jul 11, 1920 · Vladivostok, Russia · Died Oct 10, 1985
Yul Brynner (July 11, 1920 – October 10, 1985) was a Russian-born American actor of stage and film. He was best known for his portrayal of Mongkut, king of Siam, in the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical The King and I, for which he won an Academy Award for Best Actor for the film version; he also played the role more than 4,500 times on stage. He is also remembered as Rameses II in the 1956 Cecil B. DeMille film The Ten Commandments, General Bounine in Anastasia and Chris Adams in The Magnificent Seven. Brynner was noted for his distinctive voice and for his shaven head, which he maintained as a personal trademark long after adopting it for his initial role in The King and I. He was also a photographer and the author of two books.
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Acting
Chauves, la revanche
2023
Documentary
Yul Brynner, the Magnificent
2020
Documentary · TV Movie
Spanish Western
2015
Documentary
The Making of The Ten Commandments
2003
Documentary
Broadway's Lost Treasures
2003
Music · Documentary
My Sister Maria
2002
Documentary
Ingrid Bergman Remembered
1996
Documentary
Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King
1995
Documentary · TV Movie
Night of 100 Stars II
1985
Comedy · Music · TV Movie
Death Rage
1976
Thriller · Action · Crime
Futureworld
1976
Action · Adventure · Science Fiction
It's Showtime
1976
Documentary
The Ultimate Warrior
1975
Action · Science Fiction · Thriller
Westworld
1973
Adventure · Science Fiction · Western
The Serpent
1973
Thriller
On Location with Westworld
1973
Anna and the King
1972
Comedy · Drama
Fuzz
1972
Comedy · Crime · Drama
Catlow
1971
Western · Comedy
Romance of a Horsethief
1971
Adventure · Drama
The Light at the Edge of the World
1971
Adventure · Drama · Fantasy
Adiós, Sabata
1970
Western
Will the Real Mr Sellers.....?
1969
Documentary
The Magic Christian
1969
Comedy
The File of the Golden Goose
1969
Drama · Thriller · Crime
The Madwoman of Chaillot
1969
Comedy · Drama
The Battle of Neretva
1969
Drama · War
Villa Rides
1968
Western
The Long Duel
1967
Drama · Action · Adventure
The Double Man
1967
Mystery · Thriller
Triple Cross
1966
Adventure · War · Action
Return of the Seven
1966
Western
The Poppy Is Also a Flower
1966
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Cast a Giant Shadow
1966
War · Drama
Morituri
1965
Action · Drama · Thriller
Invitation to a Gunfighter
1964
Western
Flight from Ashiya
1964
Action · Adventure · Romance
Kings of the Sun
1963
History · Adventure
Taras Bulba
1962
Adventure · Romance · History
Escape from Zahrain
1962
Action · Adventure · Drama
Goodbye Again
1961
Drama · Romance
The Magnificent Seven
1960
Western
Surprise Package
1960
Comedy
Testament of Orpheus
1960
Fantasy
Once More, with Feeling!
1960
Comedy · Drama · Romance
Solomon and Sheba
1959
History · Romance · War
The Sound and the Fury
1959
Drama
The Journey
1959
Drama · Romance · War
The Buccaneer
1958
Adventure · Drama · War
The Brothers Karamazov
1958
Drama · History
Anastasia
1956
Drama · Romance
The Ten Commandments
1956
Drama · History
The King and I
1956
Romance · History · Drama
Omnibus
1952
Talk
Flowers from a Stranger
1950
Port of New York
1949
Crime · Drama
Flowers from a Stranger
1949
Studio One
1948
Drama